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Planning commission grants appeal to remove 647 North Santa Cruz from historic inventory
Summary
The Los Gatos Town Planning Commission voted 5–2 on Jan. 28 to grant an appeal removing a pre‑1941 residence at 647 North Santa Cruz Avenue from the town's historic resources inventory after hearing an expert report that the house lacks 'special character' and extensive commissioner debate over the five evaluation findings.
On Jan. 28 the Los Gatos Town Planning Commission voted 5–2 to grant an appeal and remove a pre‑1941 residence at 647 North Santa Cruz Avenue from the town's historic resources inventory, overturning the community development director's November denial of the owner's request.
The commission heard a staff presentation explaining the property's configuration — a two‑story office at the front of the lot and a 929‑square‑foot residence at the rear that the applicant's materials date to about 1924 — and the Historic Preservation Committee's (HPC) earlier 4–1 recommendation that the residence remain on the inventory.
The applicant presented an addendum report and a historic‑preservation consultant, Bonnie…
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